Three Xbox Games We've Given 'Outstanding' 10/10 Scores To In 2023

@FraserG, your point regarding giving Baldur's Gate 3 a 'provisional 10' is an odd one. It is widely agreed that the problem with the saves disappearing has nothing to do with BG3. It is a problem with Xbox. My understanding is that this affects a few really big games, including Starfield. So the implication that BG3 could be docked a point because of an issue caused by Xbox, seems somewhat erroneous, in my view...

Elden Ring. I know it’s from last year, but I usually play games in the following year so I handed out the 10/10 in 2023.

@Fiendish-Beaver Provisional scores are strange anyway. In that case you’d have to wait handing out scores with every game until it fulfills its promise (disregarding if the game or the platform is to blame), otherwise games aren’t treated equally.

If I only checked the review scores I’d never have bought Cyberpunk, to name an extreme example. Or Redfall offering 60fps now.

@Fiendish-Beaver fully agree. It’s a strange thing and imo not warranted at all.

ALAN WAKE 2, Bramble The Mountain King, Dead Space Remake and Resident Evil 4. Nothing else really strikes me as a 10/10.

Starfield - 7.5 (Could improve upon updates)
Diablo 4 - 8
COD MW3 - 4
Darktide - 9 (Series X)
Warhammer 40k Boltgun - 8
Hogwarts Legacy - 9
CYBERPUNK 2077: Phantom Liberty - 9.5
Lies of P - 8.5
Dead Island 2 - 8
Atomic Heart - 8
Redfall - 5
HiFi Rush - 9

RE4 definitely gets a 10. Alan Wake 2 was far from being a 10, maybe a 7. That being said, I want everyone to remember that this is my opinion, which ultimately doesn't mean much. And I believe MW3 was easily an 8, FAR better than I was forced to think it was. I mean, how coincidental that every other COD game has always been at least an 8 or 9 and then we are told that MW3 is a 4 or 5 the same year that Microsoft acquires Activision? I played the campaign and I didn't think it was any worse, or shorter, than any other COD campaign.

Phantom Liberty, RE4:R and Cocoon are all 10 for me.
Jusant, FM, Hi-Fi, Sea of Stars, Starfield would be 9's.
Happy New Year to all!

Does anyone else wish they could see what a banned user had said? 😂

Personally, I think 2023 has probably been the best year of gaming that we have ever had. So let's hope, when it comes to gaming, that it is as good as 2023 (it's difficult to believe it could be better!).

Happy New Year everyone. Enjoy 2024. 😊

Thank you, @FraserG. That explains your reasoning perfectly. Happy New Year, matey... 😊

Damn, didn't enjoy any of those. Oh well. I think I never enjoyed a game that was given a 10.

Persona 5 Royal 10/10 for every year. BG3 8/10 at best and lower with the performance issues in game (Not even counting the save issue from the Xbox side).

@Darude84 I still have to go back to start Elden Ring. Well, technically I did start at launch and halted at the end of the tutorial section (reach the outside and speak to person at a tree). My save is so early I may change my character's class.

In the meantime, I have completed tons of games, including Lies of P.

@theduckofdeath Might be a good thing you waited. Once the DLC comes out the story is still fresh in your mind.

@FraserG BG3 launched with a similar critical saving issue on PS5 (error 544) it also launched with hundreds of other bugs on ps5 and PC. I don't agree with your special treatment of 1 game at all. Its a bad look for this site protecting a game that launched in a less than ideal state on every platform. Customers deserve better

@FraserG thanks for your reply, and I do see where you are comming from a little bit. But from my point of view i think that your special treatment of 1 game is part of the problem and not a part of any solution. Infact it is actively getting in the way of a solution. Games release in such a terrible state these days, and it's us the consumer who suffers every single time.

The save issue was widely reported on PS5 at launch (error code 544 if you are interested) and they launch on another platform with a similar critical save bug. How can we expect to get better products if critics turn a blind eye everytime they like a game?

The game should be reviewed in its current state, no if or buts, or you are giving every other publisher a get out of jail free card.
If its OK for BG3 to release in a mess, and score a perfect score no less, why would any other developer or publisher care about releasing a functioning product

@FraserG happy to buddy, just sharing a different opinion. Happy new year to you and the pure xbox team and thanks for all your hard work over 2023

The only one that feels like a 10 is Quake II, due to its extensive content.
I loved RE4R but something about it felt too long, some of the content could have been cut and it would have been bit better. Maybe I just wish the Ava content was built into the main campaign.
Sea of Stars? I've tried to get into it's and maybe it's just not for me, yet Chrono Trigger is one of the best games of forever. Seems like a puzzling one as it seems too weak for some and too good for other people.

Just finished RE4 Remake... and I turned around and finished RE3 Remake..

Now I wait patiently for RE5 Remake!